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Topic: How Have You Stayed Busy Under Quarrantine? (Read 980 times)

"Essential", but today was the first day working remotely (from home) to avoid possible exposure to anything at the office. Spent several hours at the office of course, total of 13 or so hours before I got a break for lunch. Think I must be missing something about the whole concept. . . .

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In my book a pioneer is a man who turned all the grass upside down, strung bob-wire over the dust that was left, poisoned the water, cut down the trees, killed the Indian who owned the land and called it progress. Charles M. Russell

Got in from Yuma on Sunday but it was like a ghost town driving across the rez from Gila Bend to Maricopa. Always a pretty drive but pretty much no traffic this time around. Was at the American Furniture Store today and the nearest shoppers were 40 feet away so all was well. Home Depot has a line as they number the amount of people who can be in there at once. Zombies still coming in to steal the TP first thing in the morning so that irritates me. We still have a couple of weeks worth left but it's the principle.

No need to knock the dust off the MRE cases and dried foods just yet. Reloads done and I never thought I'd say this but not having any empty casings to load has left me feeling a little sadness. Casting some lead in the back yard but the one Indian-made mold I had just broke (gawd! I miss Rapine Molds.) Looks like I'll have to give Eras Gone a call. If anyone knows of a good US made brand of period bag molds comparable to Rapine, I'm up for it. The other molds I have are so reliable that I haven't had to shop for one in years. I love Track of the Wolf but their molds are garbage and it was one of those that broke on me.

Forgot to mention I've been doing even more reading than usual. First was "Sergio Leone, Something To Do With Death". Followed that up with"The Making Of Tombstone". Right now almost finished "The Wild Bunch and the Making of a Legendary Film". Started to get nervous until today when the mailman dropped off "Once Upon A Time In The West, Shooting A Masterpiece". Sure helps to pass the time.

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Only Blackpowder Is Interesting "I'm the richest man in the world. I have a good wife, a good dog and a good sixgun." Charles A "Skeeter" Skelton

My ambitions are a lot smaller then most of you. I’m building a Kibler rifle which eats up about two hours a day since March 19th and all but done now. Now I’m focusing on depleting my whiskey stock as I set on the back porch. Mild weather and a light breeze has made it test of my convictions.

The kit is made by Jim Kibler and he supplies you with everything including the lock. It’s a Chambers lock that is assembled and could be fired as is. I polished it up then case hardened it for this project. Jim Kibler has a web sight that explains the kits he offers. IMG_0541 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

The kit is made by Jim Kibler and he supplies you with everything including the lock. It’s a Chambers lock that is assembled and could be fired as is. I polished it up then case hardened it for this project. Jim Kibler has a web sight that explains the kits he offers. IMG_0541 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

Kent, what stain did you use?

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SASS #25171NRARetarred and Member of KMASBSS "Sammy done his da**ndest, Angels could do no more" (From lyrics of Andy Wilkinson"

Sam, when I do the finial whiskering I use a water that comes from boiling walnut husks in. It doesn’t give hardly any color but leaves some thing in the wood (tannic acid maybe) that when the aquafortis is applied give a richer color. Then Tried and True oil finish.

I still do martial arts via the class on Zoom. It is not the real thing, but it works ok. I have restarted taking up the guitar after an about 50 year layoff and as far as i am concerned I am a rank beginner again, but it is fun. Then there is bicycle riding. I managed to get in a 16+ ride today and the weather was great. Things aren't to hard for me as I have been retired for over 14 years and things aren't to different for me.

I’ve got too many projects started and ideas in my head so I flit from one to another. And then theres reloading. I loose interest too quickly in my old age. I used to have a lot of patience. Honestly I watch too much tv. A list of my to-dos...I’ve got to quit buying project guns. And get off mu butt.Model 17 Marlin repair1917 Browning Gasgun buildStevens 520-30 trench buildCedar pies made into end tables [got about 30 nice pieces of cedar] got to build a router tableNew reloading bench and more shelving on the other side of my reloading roomBrowning .22 t-bolt restock [just started]To name just a few. Plus keep the vehicles, house /yard up, cook etc for my grandson and I.

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"Give'em hell, Pike" There is no horse so dead that you cannot continue to beat it.